Sanitary drinking dipper



' Oct. 22, 1940.

P. LAUX SANITARY DRINKING DIPPER Filed Dec. 12, 1938 Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITED@STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims; (c1.'65-2s) My invention relates to drinking utensilsflfor individual use, and my main object ;is to provide an utensil of this kindfor public drinking use which is sanitary. 1

'5 A further object of the 'inventionis to design the novel utensil in the -anature .of :a dipper, handily usable by an individual to securea. drinking supply from an open vessel, such as a'pail.

Another object .of the invention is to design the novel dipper for action on the lines :of a

drinking fountain, so as to render; it sanitary for anyone who. desires to use it.

An additional object of the invention is to construct thenovel dipper along compact lines,-of light material, and in a form for handy use.

With the above objects in View, and any others which may suggest themselves from the description to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be had by referenceto the accom- 20 panying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspe tiye view of the dipper showing the manner in which it is filled;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing it in position for use; and

25 Fig. 3 is an elevation on an enlarged scale,

partly broken away.

Where gangs of men are employed on railroad, street or public works jobs, it is customary to bring them drinking water in a pail or other large 30 vessel, a cup being used when a drink is desired.

The use of the same cup by different men is commonly considered unsanitary, and it has therefore been my intention to provide an utensil which eliminates such use and provides a handy 5 sanitary drinking fountain in places where a public fountain is not available.

In accordance with the foregoing, specific reference to the drawing indicates the handle of the novel dipper at It], the same being extended with 40 a shank ll. The handle and shank are preferably of tubular sheet metal, and for the purpose of the present invention the handle is either filled solid on the inside or made with a partition l2 to separate it from the shank l I.

45 The forward end of the shank H carries thev cup I3 of the dipper, the interior of the shank communicating with the same as indicated in Fig. 3. The dipper is formed with a closed top I4, the forward portion of which has a series of '50 perforations I5 so that when the dipper is placed in a pail of water as indicated in Fig. 1, it will receive a filling thereof by way of the perforations l5.

The rear end of the shank H has a hook- 55 shaped extension [6 in the form of a tubular.

- fountains and convenient for use. spout I! at an angle, the direction of the water continuation of the shank interior. The extension terminates with an open spout l'l directed forwardly and to one side, as seen in Fig. 3.

It will be seen that, after the dipper has been filled as previouslyidescribed, it may be picked '5' up by the handle ID. by the person desiring a drinkandinverted to place the cup'l 3 uppermost, as shown in Fig. 2. wThe water will now pass throughthe tubular shank H into, the extension lii iand'issue from the spout H with some pres- 1 sure, owingtothe elevation of the cup l3. The stream will therefore have a curvature as in Fig. 2,1'similar; to "streamsstin conventional drinking With the stream will be diverted from the arm of the user so as to clear the same as the stream falls to the ground. A suitable wire guard I8 is attached to the spout H to prevent the spout from being reached by the lips or face of the user. The spout is thus at a sufiicient distance from the user to remain in a sanitary condition at all times. I I

It will be evident from the above; description that I have provided an individual drinking fountain which is usable anywhere, so long as an open vessel is available with the water supply. The dipper is easily handled, of light metal and of a sufiicient capacity to dispense an ample amount of water for the individual user. Thus, when one person has had a drink, it is only necessary for the next one to again dip the device into the water supply. It is therefore apparent that, with the novel dipper cleanly maintained, the water supply is never contaminated, since no part of the dipper beyond the handle is touched by human hands. -O-f course, a dipper of this type would be made of non-corrosive material, such as galvanized or heavily tinned sheet metal, or of stainless steel. Therefore, no harm would result if the dipper is left resting inthe water pail until it isagain to be used. Or, it may be hung up by a string or suitable hook from a nail or other support. It is now signifiicant that the partition or closure I2 is intended to prevent the water from passing the junction of the extension It, so as not to be trapped in the handle when the device'has been raised to the position of use.

While I have described the invention along specificlines, various minor changes and refinements may be made without departing from the principle of the invention, and I desire to consider all such changes and refinements as coming within the scope and spirit of the appended claims. r

I claim:

1. A drinking dipper, comprising a handle and a forward cup enlargement carried by said handle, a lid forming a permanent closure for the cup, perforations in saidlid for the admission of liquid into the cup when the dipper is lowered into a body of liquid, means to dispense the liquid in a stream form when the cup is moved to a raised position relative to said handle, said handle being tubular in its forward part and solid in its rear part, the forward end of the handle being in communication with the cup, and said means comprising a spout communicating with the rear end of the tubular portion of the handle, said spout being curved to point upwardly when the dipper is in the raised position.

2. A drinking dipper, comp-rising a handle and a forward cup enlargement carried by said handle, a lid forming a permanent closure for the cup, perforations in said lid forthe admission of liquid into the cup when the dipper is lowered into a body of liquid, means to dispense the liquid in a stream form when the cup is moved to a raised position relative to said handle, said handle being tubular in its forward part and solid in its rear part, the forward end of the handle being in communication with the cup, and said means comprising a spout communicating with the rear end of the tubular portion of the handle, said spout being curved to point up wardly and toward one side of the handle when the dipper is in the raised position.

3. Ardrinking dipper, comprising a handle and a forward cup enlargement carried by said handle, a lid forming a permanent closure for the cup, perforations in said lid for the admission of liquid into the cup when the dipper is lowered into a body of liquid, means to dispense the liquid in a stream form when the cup is moved to a raised position relative to said handle, said handle being tubular in its forward part and solid in its rear part, the forward end of the handle being in communication with the cup, said means comprising a spout communicating with the rear end of the tubular portion of the handle, and a guard mounted on the spout to prevent contact with the same when a drink is taken from said stream.

4. A drinking vessel, comprising a closed hollow container, at least one small inlet opening in said container adjacent one side thereof and adapted to admit liquid into said container when the same is lowered into'a body of liquid, a tubularconduit opening into said container and extending laterally thereof from the side opposite to-said opening, and an upwardly directed discharge spout on said conduit adapted to dispense an upwardly directed, fountain-like stream of liquid therefrom when said container is raised above the level of the free end of said spout.

5. The structure of claim 4, and said spout being formed to discharge said stream toward said container as well as upwardly when the same is raised as aforesaid.

PETER LAUX. 

